The rate of premature birth in the United States is climbing, according to the infant and maternal health nonprofit March of Dimes.
On Tuesday, the organization released its annual"report card" on maternal and infant health, which involves a newly updated calculation system. Taking an in-depth look at premature births, the new report found that the US preterm birth rate rose to 10.5% last year, representing an increase of 4% since 2020 and the worst national rate since March of Dimes started tracking this data in 2007, based on its new calculation system.
"There are too many babies being born too soon: 1 in 10. If you were to have 10 babies in front of you and one of them is having to face the complications that comes with prematurity, that's unacceptable, and we need to do better," Henderson said, adding that those 1 in 10 are more likely to be Black, American Indian or Alaska Native.
Meanwhile, nine states and one territory have preterm birth rates that received an F grade: Georgia and Oklahoma with 11.9%; Arkansas, Kentucky and Puerto Rico with 12%; South Carolina with 12.1%; West Virginia with 12.8%; Alabama with 13.1%; Louisiana with 13.5%; and Mississippi with the highest preterm birth rate of all states at 15%.
How Covid-19 plays a roleThere are many potential factors contributing to the nation's rising preterm birth rate, and Henderson said the Covid-19 pandemic remains one of the biggest. "The United States is one of the worst places to give birth and be born among industrialized countries, unfortunately. When we look at maternal deaths and infant deaths, we're at the bottom of the pack among countries with similar profiles in terms of gross domestic product," Henderson said.
These WHO recommendations advise that skin-to-skin contact, also known as kangaroo mother care, be provided to a preterm infant immediately after birth, without any initial time spent in an incubator.
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